[AZ-Observing] Re: telescope troubles
- From: "Bob Christ" <bchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:50:11 -0700
Interesting chart. Methinks either the red dots shown on the seas =
represent satellite-connected astronomers aboard ship or are also =
inputting errors. I'll take door #2.=20
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Bob Christ
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom Polakis
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: telescope troubles
---- AJ Crayon <acrayon@xxxxxxx> wrote:=20
> I'll give Orion a call this afternoon, as I should be over my stomach =
virus then...
AJ,
Sorry to hear the telescope troubles have given you stomach problems. =
My favorite example of the "+ and -" longitude problem is on the popular =
heavens-above site, where users are asked to enter their latitude and =
longitude. On a map that shows the geographical distribution of =
visitors is a nice mirror image of the United States in south-central =
Asia.
http://heavens-above.com/geodistrib.asp?lat=3D33.415&lng=3D-111.909&alt=3D=
364&loc=3DTempe&TZ=3DArizona
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